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Al Jazeera did a hard-hitting investigation into US and Israeli lobbying – so why won’t they air it?

[email protected] March 21, 2018 Al Jazeera, Muzin, qatar, Swisher

A documentary called The Lobby, directed by Clayton Swisher, secretly filmed pro-Israel US activists and Israeli government officials. It was completed last autumn, but still hasn’t been shown. Swisher says several “leaders of Jewish American organisations” met with Qatar’s registered agent Nick Muzin “to see if he could use his ties with the Qataris to stop the airing.” Since October, Swisher says, “We’ve faced a series of unexplained delays on broadcasting our project, the likes of which I’ve never experienced….”

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Israeli Occupation Forces Detain 1319 Palestinians during the months of January and February

[email protected] March 15, 2018 Addameer, arrest, detention, strip search, torture

Addameer Prisoner Support reports that over 1,300 Palestinians were arrested in the first two months of 2018; 274 of these were children, bringing the total number of Palestinians in Israeli jails to 6,500; 350 of these were children. Among the most pressing issues in the Israeli prison system are torture and strip searches.

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Instead of being in jail, Haspel is CIA director

[email protected] March 14, 2018 cia, Gina Haspel, Mike Pompeo, torture, waterboarding

Had President Obama prosecuted Gina Haspel and other CIA torturers, she would have gone to prison. But Obama said he wanted to look forward, not back. Now the past returns. The past has that tendency.

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Study shows double standard in AP reports on Israel-Palestine

[email protected] March 5, 2018 AP, Associated Press

Yahoo news: The study found that AP reports on Israeli deaths averaged three times longer than reports on Palestinian deaths, headlines reported on Israeli deaths at a rate four times greater than they reported on Palestinian deaths, and significant facts and context available in other news reports were often missing.

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Israel arrests child with one-third of his skull missing, then lies about it

[email protected] February 28, 2018

The Israeli military abducted a boy they had shot in the face in December and who still requires more surgery. While they had the frightened and traumatized boy in their custody, Israeli soldiers then coerced him into agreeing that he had simply “fallen off his bike.” These three articles give the details.

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The Palestinian Olive Tree and Ahed Tamimi

[email protected] February 19, 2018 ahed tamimi, olive tree

A Palestinian American reminisces about growing up under occupation, learning to treasure land, home, and family above all else. The olive tree is a sacred part of the land, and it has come to represent the Palestinian struggle for dignity. Ahed Tamimi’s struggle too, is the struggle of all Palestinians.

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Ahed Tamimi trial begins. The charge: making IDF look weak, Israel look like a bully

[email protected] February 13, 2018

Ahed Tamimi is on trial to show that Israel is tough; but what they don’t want to show is the cruelty of the occupation – especially toward children – and the wild disproportion of punishment to “crime.”

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Santa Claus in Palestine

[email protected] February 8, 2018 baba noel, Christmas, santa

A Palestinian woman who now lives in the US recalls growing up in simpler times, without an awareness of the differences in religions. Christmastime – and Santa – were for everyone. But times have changed, and Jerusalem has changed, especially since Trump’s announcement.

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Associated Press Double Standard in Israel-Palestine Reporting

[email protected] February 8, 2018 AP, Associated Press, Josef Federman

A study of AP’s 2018 reports on Palestinians and Israelis killed found that AP headlines reported on Israeli deaths at a rate four times greater than on Palestinian deaths, and that articles were almost three times longer. Essential information was often missing; never once, for example, did AP use the term “occupied” or “occupation”…

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Year In Review: Worst Abuses Against Palestinian Children

[email protected] February 1, 2018 defense for children, detention, Gaza, HR4391

Defense for Children International – Palestine’s 2017 report: Israeli forces caused 14 child deaths & at least 961 child injuries, used excessive force, there was little to no accountability, an average of over 300 Palestinian children were in the prison system each month, 75% are abused, many face solitary confinement… In the US some positive legislation has been introduced…

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